Juice-extractor



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. H. E.'DAVIDSON, Deod.

A. B. & E. B. DAVIDSON, Executn'xes. JUICE EXTRAGTOR.

No. 455,938. Patented July 14, 1891..

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ALICE B. DAVIDSON AND EDITH B. DAVIDSON, EXEOUTRIXES OF HERMAN E. DAVIDSON, DECEASED, OF NORTHEAST HARBOR, MAINE.

JUlCE-EXTRACTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 455,938, dated July 14, 1891.

Application filed November 24, 1890 Serial No. 372.488. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: ciently to enable a bowl to be held below to Be it known that HERMAN E. DAVIDSON, catch the juice. deceased, late of Northeast Harbor, State of Instead of the screw, any other novel equiv- 55 Maine, did invent an Improvement in J uicealent device may be used by which to force Extractors, of which the following is a specithe jaws together.

fication. The device is very simple, may be easily Beef-juice or juice expressed from beef used, and may be readily cleansed. slightly cooked is one of the greatest possi- Prior to this invention ithas been attempt 60 ble'tonics, as well as foods for invalids; but ed to tender meat by squeezing it between to such juice is not readily procurable, and phyjaws having pyramidal projections or points, sicians resort to beef-essences, which, howas well as knives or blades, and in some in-' ever, fail in furnishing the same nourishstances jaws have been provided with holes ment. to permit the escape of juices; but the em- 65 The object of this invention is the proployment of holes is very unsatisfactory, not

duction of a serviceable juice-extractor which only because the holes at once clog and theremay be readily operated and effectually so after prevent the passage of juices, but such in squeezing all the juice out of the meat. holes become stopped and have to be cleaned The improved extractor consists, essenout. 7o tially,of two corrugated jaws or platens hinged By making the jaws without holes and with together, preferably at one end, each jaw straight surfaces they may be quickly and being provided with lever-like arms, with thoroughly cleansed. Y which is combined a pressure-screw, the juice It will be noticed that the corrugations or squeezed from the meat running along the flutes are dull and substantially deep, so that 75 bottom of the flutes or guideways into a suitwhen the beef is compressed between the 2 5 able receptacle. I jaws the juice will be expressed without be- Figure 1 shows the extractor substantially ing mixed with thefiber of the beef, so that closed, and Fig. 2 shows the same fully open. the juice is free from pulp.

The extractor consists, essentially, of two What is claimed is- I 8o jaws or platensab, having cars a I), through The herein-described j nice-extractor, con- 0 which is extended a pivot c. The jaw a has sisting of the two pivoted jaws a I), having a lever-like extension a and the jaw 19 a leupon their inner faces longitudinal. dull or vet-like extension 12 and preferably the excoarse flutes to form grooves, and projections tension b is of such shape at its under side, to fit one into the other, and the attached 85 as at b that when the extractor is set down levers, and a clamp pivoted to the outer end 5 upon a tableor board the jaws or platens of one lever to act on the other of said lewill be inclined, as best shown in Fig. 1. 'vers to close the said jaws, one of said levers The inner faces of the jaws are longitudibeing shaped, as at b to form an inclined nally corrugated, and the corrugations are bearing for the jaws when brought together, of such depth and width that the juices .to operate substantially as described.

40 squeezed from the beef will readily follow In testimony whereof we, ALICE B. DAVID- along the bottoms of the said grooves and SON and EDITH B. DAVIDSON, executrixes of be discharged from the lower ends of the the last will and testament of HERMANE. same over the edge 2. The lever 12 has piv- DAVIDSON, deceased, have signed our names qq oted upon it at 3 a loop or buckle cl, proto this specification in the presence of two 5 vided with a st rong screw (1 to act at its end subscribing witnesses.

on the lever a the buckle and screw making a powerful clamp by which the jaws may ALICE D AVID be brought powerfully together 011 the meat EDITH g RN or material placed between them. mec'ulwes' In use the extractor may be set into a Witnesses:-

pan or be laid on a shelf or table, with the A. S. WVIEGAND,

delivery ends of the jaws projecting sufti- AUGUSTA E. DEAN. 

